It’s been Careers Journey week at St Benedict’s this week. We have had a variety of guest speakers in our virtual assemblies all week. Students have learned about career journeys from a variety of local business owners to inform and inspire them about what they might be in the future. Thank you to Kathryn Jackson...Read More
What is it? CREST Gold can be used by students to enhance their UCAS personal statements. The award is recognised and respected by universities and employers. Students who gain a Gold Award receive a personalised certificate. How do I gain this qualification? To be awarded a Gold CREST award, students must complete a project that...Read More
Please see below information booklet from Cumbria County Council with details of support you may need during the current climate. CCC Covid-19 Support BookletRead More
Paralegal Also called: legal assistant, property assistant, contracts assistant. Paralegals carry out research, prepare legal documents and give legal advice to clients. What you’ll do: You could work for many kinds of employer, including law firms, private companies, the not-for-profit-sector, local or central government, the police and the courts. You’ll usually specialise in one area...Read More
Are you looking for a new challenge? Would you like a job where no two days are the same? Have you considered training to be a teacher? If you, or somebody you know is, or soon to be, a graduate, the Catholic Teaching Alliance, based in Preston, offers bespoke PGCE training in Early Primary, Primary,...Read More
Mrs Jackson has this morning awarded our latest ‘Student of the Week’ winners with their certificate and achievement points. Well done to all the winners, and keep up the hard work! Year 7 – Leon Kerr – “Leon is to be commended for outstanding effort, enthusiasm and engagement with his French work. He is even...Read More
188 of our Year 11 students have this week had the pleasure of taking part in their Mock Interviews – this time virtually!Due to COVID-19 businesses were not able to visit school to take part in these interviews which are a really important learning experience for the students. Students were set up online to take...Read More
Well done to some of our Year 12 Students who recently entered #TheBigDrawCumbria Art Competition through University of Cumbria They were tasked with using recycled materials to create their piece. We look forward to hearing if we have any winners! Well done everyone, some marvellous piecesRead More
We are very excited to announce that our new virtual library is now live: https://stbenedicts.eplatform.co/ This gives students access to thousands of digital books, alongside the print library in school. The library catalogue is full of bestselling, popular fiction titles and will offer your children a 24/7 access to a digital library in addition to...Read More
Congratulations to our latest winners of STUDENT OF THE WEEK! Today they were presented with their certificates from Mrs Jackson and also received their achievement points. Year 7 – Cameron Marsh – ‘Cameron is to be commended for his good effort and explanation to questions in Maths class.’ – Mr Sale Year 8 – Sophie...Read More